Table of Contents

List of tables; Preface and acknowledgments; List of acronyms and abbreviations; 1. Introduction and overview; 2. The ancien régime in the South African communications sector; 3. 'Sharing power without losing control': reform apartheid and the new politics of resistance; 4. 'Control will not pass to us': the reform process in broadcasting; 5. 'All shall call': the telecommunications reform process; 6. Free but 'responsible': the battle over the press and the reform of the South African communications service; 7. Conclusion: black economic empowerment and transformation; Appendix; References; Index.

Promotional Information

The book examines the reform of the communication sector in South Africa.

Reviews

"the analysis is persuasive and compelling." CHOICE Jan 2002 "...well researched book...Horwitz's research and observations provide a rare resource for historians interested in international communication, communication policy, democratic reform, and the importance placed in an emerging democracy of 'getting it right' when dealing with one of the most powerful means of literacy, political control, and economic growth." Ken Waters, Journalism History "The book is well organized." International Journal of African History "The book is useful not only in analyzing the role of communications under apartheid but also its role in building a new civil society." African Studies Review